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Bundesliga Introduces Thursday 20:30 Slot in English Weeks, Debuts With AugsburgUnion Berlin

The DFL created the extra window under its new rights cycle through 2028/29 to expand midweek broadcast inventory.

Overview

  • FC Augsburg host Union Berlin on Thursday at 20:30 to close the 17th matchday and the first half of the season.
  • The DFL confirms that every English week in the current rights period will feature a Thursday night kickoff at 20:30.
  • The added slot complements Tuesday and Wednesday games at 18:30 and 20:30, bringing weekday kickoff windows to five.
  • No additional Thursday fixtures are scheduled this season because no further English weeks are on the calendar.
  • Snow-postponed matches from the weekend will be made up on Tuesdays, and the last Bundesliga Thursday game was Hertha vs. Freiburg on May 6, 2021.